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April 28, 2015

Russia loses comms with ISS cargo spacecraft
Moscow (AFP) April 28, 2015
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were left with a long wait Tuesday to get their latest food and fuel deliveries after an unmanned Russian supply ship lost communications following takeoff. The ISS crew won't actually be in danger of going hungry - the station has plenty of supplies - but the Progress supply craft's normal six-hour voyage has been extended to two days. And even then, the wait may not be over: with the Progress circling Earth in radio silence Tuesday, it could ... read more

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